Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
18
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-09 | 21V622000 |
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH | 253,074 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The engine experienced a rod bearing failure resulting in internal engine damage and sudden loss of normal engine opera… |
| 2025-10-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On the morning of October 15th, the oil light of my 2019 Kia Rio came on, immediately followed by extreme engine noise,… |
| 2024-10-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The oil light flashed in the car once after an oil change, so I took the car back the very next day to the mechanic and… |
| 2023-12-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My car had been broken into and was attempted to be stolen on December 22, 2022. A few months ago, a neighbor left a no… |
| 2023-02-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Unknown. I was driving and my car slowed to a stop and started smoking. The engine stopped and I couldn’t restart the c… |
| 2023-01-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My car is only 3 years old 70k miles.. I have regularly serviced and never had any issues until all of a sudden I was d… |
| 2022-09-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | On 09/08/2022 my 2019 Kia Rio was stolen due to a flaw in the ignition that allows thieves to easily start the vehicle … |
| 2022-04-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Unknown of specifics. I was driving up a hill. I heard a loud pop. I pulled off the side of the road. The battery light… |
| 2022-03-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The driver interior door latch will not fully retract. As a result it is nearly in the open position. With the door lat… |
| 2022-01-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | No incident's with my vehicle, just need my recall to be complete before i ship my vehicle from LA to Hawaii. |
| 2021-09-28 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | Victim was hit head on by a truck. Victim was going 10-15mph truck faster. Victim was t-boned on the driver side at the… |
| 2020-11-22 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 KIA RIO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 42 MPH, WHILE IN THE LEF… |
| 2020-02-19 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHIL… |
| 2020-01-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN I APPROACHED A GREEN LIGHT IT TURNED YELLOW I MASH DOWN ON MY BRAKE IT ENGAGED FOR … |
| 2019-09-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE CAR VIN NUMBER IS NOT RECOGNIZED IN ANY SITES BY KIA. SO HOW I CAN GET ANY INFORMATION ON RECALLS OR ANY OTHER ISS… |
| 2019-05-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING HAS AN INTERMITTENT PULL TO THE LEFT. |
| 2019-04-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2019 KIA RIO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IN THE RIGHT LANE, ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED FROM THE CENTER LA… |
| 2019-01-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE CAR DRIFTS ALL OVER THE ROAD |